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Croft — bezeichnet Personen und Orte: Personen: Annabel Croft (* 1966), britische Tennisspielerin Colin Croft (* 1953), Cricketspieler aus Guyana David Croft (1922–2011), britischer Schriftsteller für TV Serien Douglas Croft (1926–1963), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Croft — may refer to: Croft, an area of land with a crofter s dwelling, used for crofting (small scale food production). Bleachfield, an open space used for the bleaching of fabric, sometimes called crofts. Locations in the United Kingdom: Croft,… … Wikipedia
Croft No. 5 — were a Scottish world music–Celtic fusion band, composed of accordionist John Somerville, guitarist Spad Reid, drummer Paul Jennings, bassist Duncan Lyall, fiddler Innes Watson, and Misha Somerville on whistles. The band was started in 1998 with… … Wikipedia
Croft — (kr[o^]ft; 115), n. [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.] A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm. [1913 Webster] A few small crofts of stone encumbered ground. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
croft — (n.) O.E. croft enclosed field, small field, of unknown etymology. Crofter is 1799, originally Scottish … Etymology dictionary
croft — Brit. ► NOUN 1) a small rented farm in Scotland or northern England. 2) a small enclosed field attached to a house. ► VERB ▪ farm (land) as a croft or crofts. DERIVATIVES crofter noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Croft — Croft, William, geb. 1677 in Warwickshire, war u.a. 1707 Organist an der Westminsterabtei, Chordirector u. Componist der königlichen Kapelle u. st. 1727; er componirte bes. viele Anthems; Hauptwerk: Musica sacra, or select anthems etc., Lond.… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
croft — [krɔft US kro:ft] n BrE [: Old English;] a very small farm in Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
croft — [ krɔft, kraft ] noun count MAINLY BRITISH a small farm in Scotland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
croft — [krôft] n. [ME < OE, akin to MDu krocht, hill, field among dunes < Gmc * krufta, lit., that which bends < IE base * ger : see CRADLE] Brit. 1. a small, enclosed field 2. a small farm, esp. one worked by a renter crofter n … English World dictionary
croft|er — «KRF tuhr, KROF », noun. British. a person who cultivates a very small farm … Useful english dictionary
